to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
inheritable character; inheritable; hereditary; inherited
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
spine; backbone; spinal column
to give no leeway; to press (for an answer, etc.); to shower (questions on someone)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
tedious; boring; being fed up with
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to oil (e.g. chains, hinges, etc.)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
manner of wearing clothes; way of dressing; way one dresses
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
occasional; infrequent; rare
shopping; purchased goods
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
womanly; ladylike; feminine